The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-27
AN OBSERVING AMERICAN.
Senator Frye on tho Monnrchies of the OLD
World.

Senator Frye on tho Monarchies OF the Old
| World.
LONDON, June Ex-senator FRYE, of
Maine, aud Mrs. Fryo have arrived in
London, after three months' tour on the
continent. The Senator will remain In
England until August, when he will re.
turn home. He has viaited Italy, swltzsr.
laud, Germany, France and the Neither
lands. In an interview to-day Senator
Frye said that tho Italians were the COM
ing power in Europe. They have aplen-
did army and navy. King Humbert is an
adroit politician and wise ruler. He
does not care for the Pope, and the sena-
tor thinka that he has no idea OF making
any concessions to Pope Leo, with tho
object Of gaining the benefit OF his inhu-
ence. He said:
~ found that Humbert has all alopg
been one to act alone. Ho has done much
to further the idea Of national unity and
aud to weaken church influence in the
army. Under Papal rule, Italian cities
stood alone and Tero forbidden to have
communication with each othor. The
residents OF Venice were known as yeue-
tians, OF Genoa ss Genoese, and so forth,
In the formation Of the army the regi-
,nents were made up Of townsmen, accord.
ing to the present French fashion, in order
to preserve the local epirit, but Humbert
has changed oil this. The army is now
made up without the slightest regard to
local divisions. The result Is that all are
now Italians, and the nomenclature OF
towns Is fast disappearing"
ROME A DISAPPOINTMENT.
Rome WIS disappointment to the
Senator. He could not look upon its
monuments Of antiquity with any pleas
ure, because he WAS impressed with the
Thought that they all represented centuries
Of unpaid labor, the sweat and blood Of
downtrodden and oppressed slaves. Pom
peii, Interested him more than any place
he visited. There he saw evidances of
human advancement in the way of archi.
lecture, art, street paving, house decora.
tion and furnishing equal, if not superior,
10 anything known at the present time,
In all the Continental countries visited
by him, he was atsuck by the degradation
OF labor, by the stafvation wages, and the
terribly onerous taxation which took from
the humbleat large share OF his pit.
tance. Tho employment CT women and Of
dogs as working cattle Impressed him
deeply. In Vcuice he found women in
the lace iactories working IA and lGhours
q day at maximum rats Of 12 cents per
diem.
In Switzerland, at one Of the hotels, the
porter, who worked without salary, de.
pending upon fees for his living, was
taxed SIT so by the State. The Study Of
the labor question in Europe as made by
Senator Frye will give him new argu.
ments in favor OF our protective system.
ill., dERNANY's ARMY.
In Berlin Senator Frye Witnessed d
military review Of the German army, and
later, in Paris, he saw the French troops.
Upon the subject Of their comparative
merits he said: 1.-The French soldiers ara
vastly inferior to the German. They arc
mainly composed Of boys, or Of weak
chested, poorly.dsvsloped men. Their
uniforms are poor and shabby. They can
take no pride in them. The Germans, on
the contrary, are splendid physical types
and are well clothed. The German pri-
vste aoldiera are greatly superior to their
officers. There will be no war with France
as long as the German Emperor lives:
and, I think, for the following reason:
The army is the Emperor's delight study.
| ing its details is his sll-absolbing passion,
Now, there hiss been no war under his
reign where he has not gone with the
army. At present he is 100 old to 20, and
be will not permit any one else to take
bis placs. The Emperor cannot live long.
I cav him several tines. He has grown
very feeble. The general opinion in Ber-
lin ia that tho Crown Prince has q mortal
disease. He is very unpopular. Prince
WilliAm, his Bon, is, however, very popu.
lar, and is the Emperor'a idol" -
SHAM REPUBLIC,
In Bpeaking Of France, the Senator said
that it was sham republic. 1t was tot
tering upon an uncertain ground. No
one in France wanted war, but it was felt
that the republic might iall with a crash
at any time, and that anything was possi-
BILE. In the United States be had
thought that The exile Of the prince was n
mistake, but after he had vie;ted France.
he believed it wae the only course to
pursue. Tho princes constantly held
themselves surrounded by the pomp OF
courts, aud were undermining the army
80 as to overtime " the republic.
Senator Frye, and his colleague, Senator
Hale, who Ia here, paid long visit to MI.
Blaine to-day. Both believe that be will
be renoninated by the Rspu blicaus next
year. The reports which have been tele.
grsphed to the United States Concerning
the illness Of Mrs. Blaine are without
foundation. She has cold, but not
enough to prevent her going about. She
was in Hyde Park for three hours the ,Iay
before yesterday, watching the childran's
fete. ! saw her last evening just after her
return from her drive. She was looking
better then than on the day Of her arrival
at Southampton. ,a5I 8 ~.
| BLAINE IN LONDON. ".
ho Refuses to Attend saIisbury'a Reception.
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